A futuristic handcycle designed and created at Plymouth University will be embarking on a quest to enter the record books later this year.
Mechanical and composites engineers are currently finalising their Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) which they hope will set a new arm-powered speed record in the Nevada desert in September.
Piloted and powered by paracyclist Liz McTernan, who...
The Devon Business Expo will take place at the Matford Centre in Exeter on April 30th and looks set to be even bigger than last year’s event which saw more than 700 people attend and visit the 70 exhibitors.
Stands are already being taken up with 50% already booked. It is expected that there will be 100 exhibitors and up to 1000 people attending on the day.
Solicitors Beers LLP are looking to the future, with the appointment of a new partner and managing partner.
Beers LLP, which has offices on Sutton Harbour in Plymouth and in Fore Street, Kingsbridge, says the changes will help the firm to continue its growth in the decades ahead.
James Canning steps up from partner to managing partner and Beers solicitor Sonia Hems becomes the...
Developers setting their sights on Plymouth and companies with large Council contracts will be asked to support the next generation of construction employees through employment and skills plans.
Plymouth City Council is the first Council in the region to use both its planning and procurement system to boost the number of people entering the construction industry.
Devon Local Optical Committee and the Optometry group at the School of Health Professions at Plymouth University are warning people to exercise caution when viewing the solar eclipse.
The solar eclipse will take place on Friday 20th March 2015 and, dependent on location, people will see a partial eclipse, with up to 97% of the sun blocked out.
One of last year’s most enduring images captured the moment a much-loved Plymouth watering hole was almost wiped from the map, as waves driven by the fiercest storm in living memory swept clean through the Waterfront Pub and Eating House and took most of the fixtures and fittings back out to sea with them.
The sheer weight of the water that pulverised the Waterfront led many experts to...
A popular Beatles tribute band will be performing to party-goers at Holiday Inn Plymouth on Saturday, March 21, and there are still a number of places left for you to enjoy a night of themed live music.
The hotel wants to take you on a magical mystery tour for an evening of fun with Beatles tribute band, The Fab Beatles, which are the UK’s number one Beatles tribute act and have a range of celebrity fans which include Jonathon Ross and Terry Wogan.
Tickets are priced at £23.95 per person and include a three course meal, performances by the band and then a DJ playing until...
The National Trust, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts are calling on people across the West Country to put nature at the heart of debate in the run up to May’s General Election and encourage candidates to support nature.
Together the three charities have produced South West Nature 2015 - a new website that details landscapes, wildlife and the issues these face, across all 55 Westminster...
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Jesters nightclub, Union Street, Plymouth, on Saturday 31st January.
Between 1.45-2:15am, a 25-year-old man was assaulted in the nightclub and suffered serious facial injuries. The suspect is described as male, white with long hair and wearing a light coloured long sleeved top
Plymouth’s South Yard is to become an Enterprise Zone, making the site even more attractive to businesses.
Chancellor George Osborne yesterday announced that the bid put forward by the Heart of the South West Local Economic Partnership (HotSW LEP) on behalf of the city had been successful.
The status means that businesses based there have more freedom to expand and reinvest,...
